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:They have an excellent collection about early Missouri settlers and immigrants through Illinois, 90,000 books, periodicals, St. Louis newspapers, fire insurance maps, city directories, St. Louis people, western fur trade, and Missouri history.<ref>[http://mohistory.org/lrc/collections/library Library] in ''Missouri History Museum'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> The library has an [http://www.mohistory.org/lrc-home online genealogy index]. Copies of records can also be ordered online.<br><br> | :They have an excellent collection about early Missouri settlers and immigrants through Illinois, 90,000 books, periodicals, St. Louis newspapers, fire insurance maps, city directories, St. Louis people, western fur trade, and Missouri history.<ref>[http://mohistory.org/lrc/collections/library Library] in ''Missouri History Museum'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> The library has an [http://www.mohistory.org/lrc-home online genealogy index]. Copies of records can also be ordered online.<br><br> | ||
'''[[Missouri State Archives]]'''<br>600 West Main Street (P.O. Box 1747)<br>Jefferson City, MO 65102<br>Telephone: 314-751-3280<br>Fax: 573-526-7333<br> | '''[[Missouri State Archives]]'''<br>600 West Main Street (P.O. Box 1747)<br>Jefferson City, MO 65102<br>Telephone: 314-751-3280<br>Fax: 573-526-7333<br> [http://www.sos.mo.gov/ Website]<br>[mailto:archref@sos.mo.gov/ Email] | ||
:A "user-friendly" facility with original [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/ | :A "user-friendly" facility with original [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/cou | ||
nty/croll.asp county records on microfilm] from all counties (61,000 reels), municipal records, 400,000 [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/photo.asp photos], 9000 maps, [http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/ censuses 1752-1940], [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/JudicialRecords/ court], [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/land.asp land], [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/military military], [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/mormon.asp Missouri Mormon War], and [http://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/msp/ penitentiary] records. Additional databases include [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/BirthDeath/ births/deaths pre-1910], [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/coroners/ coroners inquests], [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/land/ land patents 1831-1969], and [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/naturalization/ naturalizations 1816-1955].<ref>[https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/resources.asp#collection Research Room] in ''Missouri Secretary of State'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref>[[Image:Fire.png|right|42px|Fire.png]]<br> | |||
:'''''Note:''''' Records kept at the state capitol were lost by fires in 1837 and 1911. Several counties in Missouri have also lost records due to fire, war, and other destruction.<br><br> | :'''''Note:''''' Records kept at the state capitol were lost by fires in 1837 and 1911. Several counties in Missouri have also lost records due to fire, war, and other destruction.<br><br> | ||